Directed by:
François TruffautScreenplay:
François TruffautCinematography:
Néstor AlmendrosComposer:
Maurice JaubertCast:
Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott, François Truffaut, Ivry Gitlis, Thi-Loan NguyenPlots(1)
Love is my religion, the young woman wrote in her diary. The god of that religion was a British lieutenant in Nova Scotia, 1863 - a soldier who wanted nothing to do with the woman who adored him. Cinema icon François Truffaut directs the stunning Isabelle Adjani in the staggeringly powerful The Story of Adele H. The “H” stands for Hugo and, like her famed father Victor Hugo, Adele had a gift for writing. However, she wrote in code, creating a secret diary. Only in modern times was the diary deciphered, revealing the true-life story of Adele’s obsessive quest to make the soldier love her. Impeccably photographed by Nestor Almendros, this musical, lilting film with a tidal pull to it (Pauline Kael) earned Adjani numerous Best Actress honors, including an Oscar nomination, and features Bruce Robinson (director of Withnail & I) as the obscure object of Adele’s desire. (Kino Lorber)
(more)Cast
Isabelle Adjani
France
Best movies:
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
The Tenant (1976)
One Deadly Summer (1983)
Bruce Robinson
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Still Crazy (1998)
The Story of Adele H (1975)
Sylvia Marriott
UK
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Two English Girls (1971)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
François Truffaut
France
Best movies:
The 400 Blows (1959)
Day for Night (1973)
Small Change (1976)
Ivry Gitlis
Best movies:
The Story of Adele H (1975)
Swann in Love (1984)
Thi-Loan Nguyen
Best movies:
Small Change (1976)
Confidentially Yours (1983)
The Man Who Loved Women (1977)